The Bible is a library

10:26 PM,
Jun. 28, 2013

Written by

Jeff Gill
For the Advocate

The word "bible" comes from "biblia," or "books." Not book, but books.

The Bible, as we know it - and yes, different Christian communities, let alone Jewish tradition, know it in slightly different forms - is not "a" book, but a library of books.

So it's not that surprising that if you go to two similar small communities in Ohio, with librarians of different ages, training, and temperaments, you might find slight differences in what's on the shelves. ...